“Mohafiz” lets you send out emergency alerts via SMS at the touch of a button

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A Pakistani developer has developed an app that lets anyone send out emergency alerts to a number of pre-set people/emergency services in just a few…

Karachi

5 software houses in Karachi you should know about

By Arslan Ali ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 7 min read

Karachi has a lot of hidden talents. It takes a unique breed of people to meet unfavourable conditions head-on and thrive despite an increased risk…

The 7 Stages Of Buying A Smartphone

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 7 min read

Be it an iPhone, an Android or even a low-end Windows Phone, all of us know the perks of having a good smartphone, and with…

Google

Google Code-in has kicked off, a 7 week coding contest for young kids

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

To celebrate Computer Science Education Week, Google started Google Code-in last week. It is a 7-week bootcamp for pre-university students aged 13-17, allowing them to…

Google CEO, Sundar Pichai: “We must support Muslims around the world”

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The recent hate-speech from Donald Trump has resulted in a huge amount of intolerance against him on social media and an out pour of support…

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube share their 2015 Year In Review

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

This week, social media giants Twitter, Facebook and YouTube shared their Year in Review from their perspective: the highlights, the most talked about events, the…

Mobilink’s MobiCash crosses 500,000 monthly users

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

MobiCash, Mobilink’s mobile money solution, has crossed the half million mark in terms of monthly users. In a press release issued today, Mobilink has confirmed…

This Quantum Computer by Google & NASA is 100 Millions time faster than a normal PC

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in collaboration with the search giant Google, have achieved a remarkable feat in the field of quantum computing by…

Pakistan and China come in agreement of developing E-corridor

By Arslan Ali ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Enhancing the importance of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the two countries have stepped forward in agreement to develop an e-corridor for greater connectivity. The agreement…

Travly goes live in Karachi; Lets you order a Rikshaw from your phone

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Travly, a kind of an Uber for Rikshaw service that lets people order rikshaws from their phones, has finally launched its operation in the city…

National Innovation Awards winners announced at Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

The winners for the National Innovation Awards, being held for the first time by Pakistan Innovation Foundation, have been announced in an event at Serena…

Mark-Zuckerberg

“Facebook will fight to protect Muslim rights”, Says Mark Zuckerberg

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Mark Zuckerberg, current CEO and co-founder of the world’s biggest social network “Facebook”, took to his social media profile yesterday to announce his and Facebook’s…

IT and Telecom Industry

Annual Telecom Industry Report: Highs, Lows & the Closing Figures of 2015

By Adam Zia ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

In 2015, we saw many interesting developments in Pakistan Telecom Industry. In the first half of the year, we had a very aggressive SIM verification…

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